Vehicle-tire.



P. G. .SEWARD. VEHICLE TIRE.

APPLICATION FILED DEG. 1'7, 1910.

1,004,480, Patented Sept. 26, 1911.

SWWMG'L fefc GSea/ard STATES PATENT OFFICE.

PERCY G. SEWARD, OF PETEBSIBUBG, VIRGINIA, ASSIGNOB T SEWABD RUBBER TIRE 00mm, INQ, OF'PETEBSBUBG- VIRGINLL- A'GORPOBATION 0F VIRGINIA.

To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that I, PERCY G. SEWARD, a citizen of the United States, residing at Pe tersburg, in the county of Dinwiddie and State of Virginia, have invented certainnovel details of construction and combinations of parts more fully hereinafter disclosed and particularly pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in which like numerals designate like parts in all the views :Figure 1 is an elevational view partly in section of a portion of a wheel equipped with my invention; Fig. 2 1s a cross sectional view of theparts shown in Fig. 1; Fig. 3'is a perspective view of one of the resilient sections detached; and, Fig. 4 is a plan view of one of'the metallic stay pieces for holding the resilient sections in ace. 1 indicates the spokes, and 2 the outer rim of the wheel which may be of any suitable or desired construction, while 3 represents a steel rim piece secured to the part 2 as by means of the fasteners 4. The rim iece 3 is preferably turned up as at 5, and is provided with the inner holding bracket pieces 6 secured to said rim piece by the bolts 7. Between the members 5 and 6 securely fit the ends 8 of the resilient sections 9 preferably made of rubber, or other suitable resilient material, and extending along the sides of these sections 9 on the inner and outer surfaces of the tire thus produced, are the stay strips 10 through which, and the said sections 9, pass the stay bolts 11, as illustrated.

A hollow space 12 of considerable size is thus left on the interior ofthe tire, which permits the resilient sections 9 to become To these ends'the invention consists in the distorted or forced inward precisely as is now the case with a pneumatic tire, while 13 represents a tube secured to the spokes 1 as b the ring 14 and which serves to permit san water, or other material to, escape after it has entered the space 12.

' Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Sept. 26, 191i.- Application-filed December 17, 1910. 8erta1No.;597,96 8.

' The sections 9 may be conveniently manufactured from a continuous rod of a suitable cross section, by merely cuttin said rod into equal lengths and bending t e pieces thus obtained into the form shown in the drawings. The stay strips 10' are preferably made in convenient lengths, so that they hold a given number of the sections 9 as a single entity, which may be as a single wheel section, so that the portions of the entire tire thus'produced may be readily attached to or detached from the wheel rim.

Since the individual sections 9 may be individually distorted, it is evident that when the wheel goes around sharp curves, the said sections will be given a twisting action and, therefore, they will resist skidding more efliciently than would a continuous surface. It is further evident that the resiliency of the individual sections may be controlled by properly choosing the cross sect-ion of the original rod from which they are made, and also by-choosing the material out of which they are made. When one or more sections wear out, it is a comparatively simple matter to remove the damaged member or members and to replace them with new ones.

It is evident that those skilled in the art may vary the details of construction and the arrangement of parts without de arting from the spirit of my invention, an therefore I do not wish to be limited to such features except as may be required by the claims. I

What-I claim is 1. In a vehicle wheel provided with a rim the combination of a pluralit of independent resilient strips of rub er bent into shape, laced side' by side, constituting the tread oi the wheel, an with said rim inclosing a hollow space; s strips binding said resilient strips to ether; and means comrising L-s'haped grackets for securing the atter to said rim, substantiall as described.

2. In a vehicle wheel provi ed with a rim the combination of a tread member made of a plurality of parts inclosing with the said rim a ho ow space; means to secure said 5 cape; and a. band attached to sand wheel setrend member to said rim; means passing? In-testimbnj vi'hereof, I afiix my'signathrough said rian etcnliprising a radially exture, in presence of two witnesses. tgnding'tu a ap to permit matter entering said space between said parts to es.- PERCY SEWARD' W1tnesses:

T. W. Wxnmnsroon, Y

curing the inner end of said tube, substan- GEO. B. Prrrs.

tially as described. 

